Frame or base for zinc or electrotype plates.



UNITED STATES (PATENT O FICE.

STEPHEN WATERMAN, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

FRAME OR BASE F O'R ZINC OR EL ECTROTYPE PLATES.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 702,606, dated June 17, 1902.

Application filed Mareh 8, 1901. Serial No. 50,333. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, STEPHEN WATERMAN, of the city and county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin-Frames or Bases for Zinc or Electrotype Plates; and I do hereby declare the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same, tobea full,

clear, and exact description thereof.

The invention relates to a base or support for zinc, electrotype, or stereotype plates to be used for borders, cuts, illustrations, -&c., in connectio'n'with printed mattenandis especially designed for advertisements snrstructing a base of a rigid or unyielding material in the form of a frame for inclosing type-matter and having recesses adapted to be filled with a yielding material to serve as a fastening for detachable borders and cuts of varying designs.

In describing the invention morein detail reference will be made to the'accompanying 3 5 drawings, in which- V V Figure l is a plan view of a base or support containing my improvement. Fig. 2 is Fig. 1 with a detachable border and cuts superimposed. Fig. 3 is an end view of Fig. 2; and

40 Fig. 4 is a section on line w m, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, A is a rigid.

frame-like base made of any unyielding material, preferably steel, to withstand the pressure placed upon it and preventit from'being sprung out of true shape when locked in the form for printing. As shown in'the drawings, said base is shown in the form of a rectangular solid blockwith its center cut out but it will be understood, however, that it can be of any size or shape, and the four sides may be made separately and securely fasin the form for printing.

.ing material.

tened together. Said base is made a proper height to hold the printing-surface of the plate type high. Bis the space for type-matter and may likewise be of any shapeor size. In the sides and ends of the base or frame are a series of holes-a, filled with lead or wood or any soft material adapted to receive and hold the nails or screws 0. for securing the border to the base.

As shown in thedrawings, the base A is provided with an elongated undercut slot or recess b, likewise adapted to be filled with lead or any soft material, so that zinc cuts or electrotype-plates of varying form or design may be secured thereto. Said recess can be made of any size or shape.

In using the base'the border 0 is applied and secured thereto by driving the nails a through the border into the yielding material in the recesses in the base. The desired cuts .or designs cl are in the same manner secured .in the recess b to the base. The type-matter isset and secured in the space B and the combined plate and type matter firmly fastened Thus with this construction the cuts or designs can be readily detached and new ones attached without changing or disturbing the remainder of the advertisement or new type-matter can be insorted with very little labor and the whole advertisement be in a condition to fasten in the form for printing.

What I claim as my invention, and desire tosecure by -LettersPatent, is 5 1. 'An inclosing frame-like base or support of unyieldingmaterial for zinc, electrotype or similar plates having recesses filled with a yielding material.

-' 2. An inclosing frame-like base or support of unyielding material for zinc, electrotype or similar plates having holes filled with a yielding material and an elongated recess filled with a similar substance. a

3. An inclosing frame like base or support of unyielding material for zinc, electrotype or similar plates havingaseriesof holes and an elongated undercut recess filled with a yield- 4. 'A rigidframe-like base or support adapted to inclose type and having a series of holes and an elongated undercut recess filled with a yielding material, and a border-plate and plate detaehably secured to said base by nails an independent cut or cuts detachably sedriven into said yielding material. cured to said base by nails driven into said yi e1 ding material STEPHEN WVATERMAN. 5 5. A rigid frame-like base or support adapt- Witnesses:

ed to inclose type and having a series of holes W. H. THURSTON, filled with a yielding material and a border- J. H. THURSTON. 

